Quarantine and trainer change – reset button pressed? Bern’s double new start against Zug – sport

With two games in 24 hours against EVZ, the previously weak SCB has a chance to start over.

The Bernese still haven’t worked on the season so far. Due to the numerous postponements of the game due to the crown, the table must be viewed with caution. With just 4 wins in 12 games, it’s probably correct that the SCB is currently only 11th in the table.

And after such a sloppy start to the season, it follows a certain logic that Don Nachbaur is no longer a coach in the capital. “End of a misunderstanding” described the NZZ separation on Wednesday.

An uncomfortable task awaits his interim successor, Mario Kogler, at first: the Bernese will perform in Zug on Thursday night, and 24 hours later there will be a recap in Bern.

Will Kogler manage the change of course?

The two teams have in common that they have spent the last few days in quarantine due to positive corona cases. Zug caught him on November 21, for the second time, and the SCB a day later. Consequently, both teams do not have to show a rhythm of play.

Unlike the Berners, the fourth-ranked Zugers are doing pretty well so far. The average of 2.20 points per game is impressive, only Lausanne (2.33) is better currently. Bern is far behind with 1.08 points per game. Bern won the last game before the prescribed quarantine. Before that, however, they had lost 5 times in a row.

Former SCB junior coach Kogler did not have much time to work with the team after Nachbaur’s split. The 33-year-old Austrian has little experience in professional hockey. In the scene he enjoys shouting NZZ but an “excellent reputation”.

The next games will show to what extent the Bernese can start again, provided that Corona does not interfere again.